Globalization From Below: Transnational Activists And Protest Networks

摘要: When violence broke out at the demonstrations surrounding 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, authors of this book were there. The protests proved to be a critical moment global justice movement. Presenting first systematic empirical research on movement, Globalization from Below analyzes movement viewpoints activists, organizers, and demonstrators themselves. traveled Genoa with anti-G8 protesters collected data more than 800 participants. A year later, they surveyed 2,400 activists European Social Forum Florence. To understand how cycle protest emerged, examine interactions between challengers elites, discuss these new models activism fit into current social work. places within larger debates, revealing investigating forces that led clash Italian government, which responded violence. Donatella della Porta is professor political science; Massimiliano Andretta researcher science sociology; Lorenzo Mosca information communication technologies; Herbert Reiter history, all University Institute.